How to Make a Screen's Field Mandatory, and Display an Error if it is Empty

Would you like to both require a field to be filled in when your users are adding a name or matter record, and display an error message to them if that field is not filled in? Read on for instructions.

To determine what screen you need to edit:

Open a matter record that uses the screen that you would like to modify.

Click the Window menu and hover over or click the Screens menu option. The code for the screen being used is displayed in the lower left-hand corner of the window.